TALBOT497

Rottingdean ¹
4^th September 1808

My Dear Mama

send me some more Stinsford ² Beer. I am in [illegible]. send me a cake in a little while (about ten days) send the beer directly. on Friday I received a letter from my Cousin Jane ³ dated the 28^th of August. Bowden is not come yet. We have been here one month and 2 days. Charrington goes home every week from Saturday till Monday. I learn the Catechism every Sunday and read the history of the Jews. on Friday we do no ten o’clock lessons. Wednesday we do ten o’clock and 4 o’clock lessons together because of M^r Scott’s coming. Saturday is a Half Holiday. but then M^r Marchant (the Writing master) comes. as he does thursday. and Monday & tuesday we do nothing but Latin Grammar. I will give you a specimen of the way M^r Marchant makes his report.

turn Over

W Manning	VVG	G	VG
F Manning	VG	VVG	VG
J Smith	VG	VG	VVG
Slade	VVG	VG	G

& so on G means Good VG very Good VVG very very good – means absent Idle/A means Idle Arithmetic B is bad VB very Bad VVB very very Bad I have had 5 G’s 7 VG’s 1 VVG

I remain Your Affectionate Son

W H F Talbot

Lady E Feilding
Coombe Farm
Kingston
Surrey